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A. BRIERE. ARMING BIGYGLBS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. No. 526,680. PatentedOct. 2, 1894.

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ACIIILLE BRIERE,"OF ROUEN, FRANCE.

ARMING BICYCLES FOR MILITARY PIlJRPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 526,680,.dated October2, 1894. Application filed Hatch 12, 1894. Serial No. 503,292. (Nomodel.) Patented in France August 30, 1893, No. 282,448.

1 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ACHILLE BRIERE, a citizen of the French Republic,and a resident of the city of Roucn, France, have invented 5 certain newand useful Improvements in Devices for Arming Velocipodes for MilitaryPurposes, of which the following is a specification, and for whichpatent was granted in France August 30, 1893, No. 232,443.

: My invention includes mechanism for adjusting and controlling a gunsupported on the front of a bicycle whereby the gun may be controlledand operated without bringing it to the shoulder and without interferingr with the movements or speed of the rider.

The invention can be adapted to all machines in general use, and, ifdesired, the gun can be removed instantly.

With this invention it is possible to shoot while riding at the highestspeed, without bringing the gun to the shoulder as it is always in thefiring position and a simple pressure of the hand, (as if to work thebrake) is sufiicient for firing without touching the trig- 2 5 ger. Whenthe machine is stopped it will be possible to take a very precise aim.

In order that my invention may be better understood I have illustratedthe same in annexed drawing showing the invention in side 0 elevation inconnection with a bicycle.

The entire attachment is mounted in front of the frame of the machineupon the post a. by means of two arms I) and 1) into which the rod 0 isfixed which supports the devices nec- 3 5 essary for working the triggerd. The gun is kept in its place by a clamp 6 made of two parts andhinged at the point f. It can be opened whenever desired by swinging thehandle g operating as a lever. The barrel of the gun rests upon thesupport h which is pivoted at points in order to enable the rider totake aim which is done by raising or lowering the screw 7' which isprovided with a hand wheel. I

For firing the arm, it is simply necessary, to bring, by the left'hand,the lever Z against the handle bar, which causes the movable sleeve 11.to be lowered by means of the small rod m. Said movable sleeve operatesthe rods and lever connection 0, the upper extremity of which ends in alittle fork p through which the trigger d passes which is pulledbackward by the action of the connection thus firing the gun. When thehand releases the lever, the movable socket 'n and the connections 0 arepushed upwardby the springs '1 ready for another action.

The piece 8 one extremity of which is held and guided upon the handlebar serves simply for directing the gun. The rod 13, the lower part ofwhich is connected with the post which supports the saddle and which atits forward end surrounds the steering post and the rod 0 withoutinterfering with the working of the parts sustains the recoil which 6 5is lost under the saddle under the weight of the rider so that thelatter does not feel the least shock when firing the gun while inmotion.

- I claim 1. An attachment for a bicycle comprising the support adaptedto be fastened at the front thereof, the bracket pivotally connectedwith the support and adapted to hold the gun, the means for tilting saidbracket on its 7 5 pivot in taking aim, the means for swinging thebracket horizontally and the connections for firing the arm all of saidoperating connections extending into proximity to the handle bar,substantially as described.

2. In combination,the rod 0 the supports 11 b, therefor, the bracketpivotally connected with the support and adapted to receive and supportthe gun, the sliding collar n, the connections therefrom to the handlebarfor moving the same'and the connections from said sliding collar tothe trigger of the gun, substantially as described.

3. In combination, the support adapted to be attached to a bicycle, thebracket pivotally connected with said support, said bracket beingadapted to hold the gun longitudinally of the bicycle the screw j fortilting the bracket, and the supporting means for said screw said screwextending down adjacent to 5 the handle bar, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a bicycle the support c, the bracket pivotallyconnected therewith and having a clamp e, and a forwardly extendingportion with a holder h at the end thereof, said bracket and holderbeing adapted to support the gun in horizontal position and the meansfor adj nsting the bracket, substantially as described.

position, the connections extending from the to gun trigger adjacent tothe handle bars and the means for adjusting the bracket and the gun alsoextending adjacent to said bars, substantially as described.

- ACIIILLE BRIERE.

P \Vitnesses:

E. E. BRABRANT, E. P. LETUEUR, Jr.

